{"id":28,"date":"2024-12-28T17:46:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T17:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:20:27","slug":"krampus-verein-pinellas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-28\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-28-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"row-convention panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-28-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-28-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-28-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-cta panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-cta so-widget-sow-cta-default-a23258021f70-28\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div\n\tclass=\"sow-cta-base\"\n\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"sow-cta-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-cta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-cta-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tKrampus Verein Pinellas Hosts the 2027 Krampus America Convention\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-cta-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe national Krampus convention comes to Pinellas County next year\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-66466acb9e12\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.krampusamerica.com\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLearn More\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-28-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"row-krampusnacht panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-28-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-28-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-28-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-cta panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-cta so-widget-sow-cta-default-a23258021f70-28\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div\n\tclass=\"sow-cta-base\"\n\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"sow-cta-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-cta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-cta-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tKrampusnacht 2026\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-cta-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\tKrampus run. Fire dancers. Holiday vendors. Pinellas County.\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-66466acb9e12\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/krampus-nacht\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSee the Event \u2192\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-28-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"row-teaser panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-28-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-28-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-28-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-28\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Krampus-from-flyer-compressed.webp?fit=1216%2C831&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1216\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Krampus-from-flyer-compressed.webp?w=1216&amp;ssl=1 1216w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Krampus-from-flyer-compressed.webp?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Krampus-from-flyer-compressed.webp?resize=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Krampus-from-flyer-compressed.webp?resize=768%2C525&amp;ssl=1 768w\" title=\"Krampus from flyer\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-28-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-28-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"krampus-teaser-text\">\n<h3>Who is Krampus?<\/h3>\n<p>Long before Santa Claus dominated December, a darker figure prowled the Alpine nights \u2014 horned, chain-rattling, and utterly terrifying. Krampus is the ancient folkloric companion of St. Nicholas, punishing the wicked while St. Nick rewards the good.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"\/krampus\/who-is-krampus\/\">Learn the Legend \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-28-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"row-news panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-28-3\" ><div id=\"pgc-28-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-28-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"gasf-rp-wrap is-scroll\"><style>.gasf-rp-wrap{display:flex;justify-content:center;background:var(--gasf-hero-gradient,linear-gradient(135deg,#1a1a2e 0%,#0F6E56 55%,#085041 100%));margin:2rem;padding:2rem;border-radius:16px;font-family:\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,sans-serif}.gasf-rp{width:280px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:18px}.gasf-rp__h{margin:0;color:var(--gasf-gold,#EF9F27);font-size:1.35em;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;text-align:center}.gasf-rp__card{display:block;background:#f5f5f0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;box-shadow:0 8px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.3);transition:transform .25s ease}.gasf-rp__card:hover{transform:scale(1.04)}.gasf-rp__img{display:block;width:100%;height:130px;object-fit:cover}.gasf-rp__body{display:block;padding:12px 14px}.gasf-rp__t{display:block;color:var(--gasf-dark-bg,#1a1a2e);font-weight:700;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3}.gasf-rp__d{display:block;color:#666;font-size:.82em;margin-top:4px}.gasf-rp__all{display:block;text-align:center;color:var(--gasf-gold,#EF9F27);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}.gasf-rp__all:hover{text-decoration:underline}.gasf-rp-wrap.is-scroll{display:block;padding:1.75rem 2rem}.gasf-rp--scroll{width:auto}.gasf-rp--scroll .gasf-rp__h{text-align:left;margin-bottom:16px}.gasf-rp__track{display:flex;gap:18px;overflow-x:auto;scroll-snap-type:x mandatory;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;padding:6px 2px 12px;scrollbar-width:thin;scrollbar-color:var(--gasf-gold,#EF9F27) transparent}.gasf-rp__track::-webkit-scrollbar{height:8px}.gasf-rp__track::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background:var(--gasf-gold,#EF9F27);border-radius:8px}.gasf-rp--scroll .gasf-rp__card{flex:0 0 44%;scroll-snap-align:start}.gasf-rp--scroll .gasf-rp__img{height:160px}.gasf-rp--scroll .gasf-rp__all{text-align:right;margin-top:12px}@media(max-width:640px){.gasf-rp-wrap.is-scroll{padding:1.25rem 1rem;margin:1.25rem 0}.gasf-rp--scroll .gasf-rp__card{flex:0 0 80%}.gasf-rp--scroll .gasf-rp__img{height:150px}}<\/style><div class=\"gasf-rp gasf-rp--scroll\"><h3 class=\"gasf-rp__h\">News<\/h3><div class=\"gasf-rp__track\"><a class=\"gasf-rp__card\" href=\"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/krampus-season-kicks-off-friday-at-german-american-society\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-9db31e0c5f33.jpg?fit=768%2C476&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"gasf-rp__img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-9db31e0c5f33.jpg?w=1145&amp;ssl=1 1145w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-9db31e0c5f33.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-9db31e0c5f33.jpg?resize=1024%2C635&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-9db31e0c5f33.jpg?resize=768%2C476&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><span class=\"gasf-rp__body\"><span class=\"gasf-rp__t\">Krampus Season Kicks Off Friday at German-American Society<\/span><span class=\"gasf-rp__d\">August 17, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"gasf-rp__card\" href=\"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/german-american-society-hosts-second-krampus-america-convention\/\"><span class=\"gasf-rp__body\"><span class=\"gasf-rp__t\">German-American Society Hosts Second Krampus America Convention<\/span><span class=\"gasf-rp__d\">August 17, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"gasf-rp__card\" href=\"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/meet-michael-our-sankt-nikolaus-for-krampusnacht\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-0d8f9d4ebb00.jpg?fit=720%2C858&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"gasf-rp__img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-0d8f9d4ebb00.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-0d8f9d4ebb00.jpg?resize=252%2C300&amp;ssl=1 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><span class=\"gasf-rp__body\"><span class=\"gasf-rp__t\">Meet Michael, Our Sankt Nikolaus for Krampusnacht<\/span><span class=\"gasf-rp__d\">August 16, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"gasf-rp__card\" href=\"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/krampus-author-al-ridenour-speaking-at-2027-convention\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-af417069c2de.jpg?fit=720%2C1030&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"gasf-rp__img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-af417069c2de.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-af417069c2de.jpg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-af417069c2de.jpg?resize=716%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><span class=\"gasf-rp__body\"><span class=\"gasf-rp__t\">Krampus Author Al Ridenour Speaking at 2027 Convention<\/span><span class=\"gasf-rp__d\">August 15, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"gasf-rp__card\" href=\"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/meet-eugene-korbltrager-of-krampus-verein-pinellas\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-7b28fc614595.jpg?fit=720%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"gasf-rp__img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-7b28fc614595.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-7b28fc614595.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gasf-fbshare-7b28fc614595.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><span class=\"gasf-rp__body\"><span class=\"gasf-rp__t\">Meet Eugene: K\u00f6rbltr\u00e4ger of Krampus Verein Pinellas<\/span><span class=\"gasf-rp__d\">August 15, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><a class=\"gasf-rp__all\" href=\"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/news\/\">All posts &rarr;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-28-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"row-slider panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-28-4\" ><div id=\"pgc-28-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-28-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"row-youtube panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-28-5\" ><div id=\"pgc-28-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-28-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"youtube-wrap\">\n<h3>In which Krampus descend upon a bar...<\/h3>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\">\n    <iframe \n      style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" \n      src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gHtKF7IUGik\" \n      frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n    <\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-28-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"row-join panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-28-6\" ><div id=\"pgc-28-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-28-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"join-cta\">\n<h2>Run With Us<\/h2>\n<p>Follow along on Facebook and Instagram, or reach out directly.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61558582477387\" class=\"button\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/krampusvereinpinellas\/\" class=\"button\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"\/krampus\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Krampus Verein Pinellas Hosts the 2027 Krampus America Convention The national Krampus convention comes to Pinellas County next year Learn More Krampusnacht 2026 Krampus run. Fire dancers. Holiday vendors. Pinellas County. See the Event \u2192 Who is Krampus? Long before Santa Claus dominated December, a darker figure prowled the Alpine nights \u2014 horned, chain-rattling, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":490,"href":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}